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Margii rights vs group fight
Namaskar,
Here is more of the history of the ongoing group clash in AMPS since 1990 and what transgressions (sinful dealings) were done by certain leaders - namely Sarvatmananda and Rudrananda
In those early days from 1990 - 1995 or so, all workers were rallying around Sarvatmananda and Rudrananda and in that short period so many dogmas and ills were invented. Then came the cycles of sins: first with Sarvatmananda, then Nigamananda, and Rudrananda.
Not ideological fight, just groupist agenda
The present group fight in our AMPS is not an ideological fight. Here ideological means Baba's divine teachings, not any group agenda. This fight is all about their own selfish group interest. Here following is the logic and reasoning in support of this fact. Since 1990, so many injustices have been committed related with ideology, yet none of these following points are ever raised by these group leaders - rather they are the perpetrators.
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List of sinful acts
Here it should be understood that the group leaders Sarvatmananda and Rudrananda are chief culprits for all such misdeeds and sinful activities, and ideological transgressions. .
Margii rights snatched away:
1. The destruction of BP rights and imposition of the Fake BP Manual.
2. The ruination of the ACB system by putting “yes men” on the post.
3. The curtailment of margii rights with no scope to protest in writing or discussion etc.
4. Not recognising silent action as a fundamental right.
5. Elimination of freedom of speech to control and manipulate margiis and Wts.
6. In Suva sector, Manavendrananda, by order of Sarvatmanana, created the fake SPB and got rid of the ACB.
7. The PKB (Purna Kalika Bandhu) system was exploited and rendered defunct.
8. The victimisation of countless whistleblowers - i.e. Ananda Margiis and Wts who spoke out.
9. Inimical expulsion of innocent margiis and wts.
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Scripture distortion:
10. The Bangalisation of Ananda Marga discourses.
(a) Countless intentional scriptural distortions were done such as placing "Translated from the original Bengali" on the cover page of many Ananda Marga books, even if those discourses were not given by Baba in Bangla.
(b) Only translating Bengali portions of Baba's holy DMC discourses which were given by Baba in three languages.
11. The insertion of the dogmatic Mahaprayan Divas as the Caryacarya part 1 Appendix.
12. Removal of the paragraph on margii rights from Ananda Marga: A Revolution discourse.
13. Invention of Fake Ananda Vaniis.
Injunction of dogma
14. The agenda to exploit margiis by imposing so-called pilgrimages / tiirthas in Ananda Nagar, Kolkata, and Jamalpur.
15. The introduction of the dogmatic mahaprayan, i.e. the yearly death day celebration and feast that is held annually on the death day 21 Oct. This is against Caryacarya.
16. Recitation of the shraddha mantra for the eternal Parama Purusa Baba during the dogmatic Mahaprayan Divas gathering.
17. The propaganda of making Purodha Pramukha dada into a Holy, Divine Being in order to magnify and exploit the power of the PP post.
(a) The propaganda that PP Dada need not sing Prabhat Samgiita or kiirtana because PP dada is divine and far above the level of mortal humans.
(b) Sarvatmananda with the support of Rudrananda and Nigamananda made the rule that PP need not attend dharmacakra in order to show that PP is great and spiritually exalted. Only mortal humans have to attend, and PP is above. This is the dogma they propagated and which was followed by their stooge PP.
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(c) Sarvatmananda with the support of Rudrananda and Nigamananda made the rule that PP need not attend paincajanya because he is spiritually elevated and far above. Only mortal humans have to attend, not PP. This is the dogma they propagated.
(d) Sarvatmananda with the support of Rudrananda and Nigamananda imposed the practice at DMS etc that PP does Guru puja while sitting up on his dais, not on equal seats.
18. The construction of dogmatic memorials and tiirthas to limit omnipresent Sadguru Baba and tie Him to a particular land or place, such as Jamalpur, Tiljala, and Ananda Nagar.
Miscellaneous wrongdoings
19. Group leaders allegedly ordering vicious, even deadly, physical attacks on innocent Wts who were not in their group.
20. Sarvatmananda with the support of Rudrananda and Nigamananda made the rule that Wts are forbidden to write to other Wts if not in their direct chain of command. This was followed by their stooge PP.
21. Sarvatmananda with the support of Rudrananda and Nigamananda made the rule of not sharing archive materials with sincere margiis, and taking the spiritual treasures from margiis such as discourse cassettes and letters from Baba etc.
22. Changing the names of roads in Ananda Nagar. AMIT Road was changed to Memorial Road.
23. Sale of Ananda Marga properties and land holdings around the globe and pocketing the profits in their personal bank accounts etc.
24. Raising the Jai slogan, and salute to the Divine Father for PP Dada. (Note: In India, all monks are commonly known as Baba. So when the Jai slogan is raised then PP just keeps mum, smiles, and brings his hands to his heart. By this way, the general populace and naive margiis think that the Jai slogan is raised in PP Dada’s honour. Whereas if PP raises the slogan then people will not think that PP is being revered. They will think that Baba must be someone else. So for the sake of his prestige PP does not raise the slogan. They also implemented the bogus system that the jai slogan should be at the railway platform when PP Dada’s train arrives. They gather all sorts of stooges and sycophants to stand on the platform to raise jai slogan for PP - but good mariis would never do this.)
25. Turning the treasure of Prabhat Samgiita into a money-making venture where for the sake of profits Prabhat Samgiita is placed in the hands of the degraded film industry. This was done in the 1990’s.
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Ananda Marga ideology guides us, “You are to attend Dharmacakra weekly. These are all codes of discipline as prescribed by Bhágavata Dharma. You must follow these codes. There cannot be any concession in this respect, rather concession is dangerous…One may be a king or may be a very poor man, but the code of dharma is equally applicable to all. In this matter, nobody can claim any special concession or favour.” (1)
But Sarvatmananda with the support of Rudrananda and Nigamananda made the rule that PP need not attend dharmacakra.
No group addresses these problems
Yet, no group ever raises any of these universal points related with AM teachings / ideology. They only raise their own selfish claims based on their personal agenda for post and power. They never try to correct or undo the above wrongs.
So all this infighting is nothing but a power fight. In that case why should margiis quarrel, give their resources and time, and do and die in such a fight when it is all about selfishness and nothing else.
Regarding the above listed ideological points related with margii rights and scripture etc, neither B group nor H group stands in support of these purely ideological issues. Never do they ever raise these items - they only raise points of personal lust for post and power. Then why should any sincere sadhaka sacrifice themselves for this cause of infighting and group agenda. There is no ideology on either side.
Here is the historical precedent for such a selfish battle wholly devoid of ideological import.
Ananda Marga philosophy says, "About thirty-five years ago [in 1936], a war was going on between two countries, the citizens of which have the same religion (Buddhist). When the soldiers went to war, their mothers used to pray to Lord Buddha to save the lives of their respective sons. What will Lord Buddha do? Save this man or that man? Both have the same “Is't'a,” but both parties have totally forgotten their ideology. If they were established in the ideology, they would not have gone to war." (2)
A link to the sound file of this above teaching has been appended below.
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Neo-humanistic outlook
With all due respect, when the mind is filled with emotion then rationality fades away. So when two people want to talk on substantial issues, they should not prejudge anything. Keeping an open mind and using one's power of rationality is of utmost importance.
One other point of note: As Ananda Margiis we are neither Indian, nor American, nor Filipino, nor Greek, nor Chinese, nor members of any other nationality or group. We are universalists. Our outlook should not be pro any specific nation, linguistic group, or region etc. Only we should see the world through the eyes of our neo-humanistic ideology.
Conclusion
Fighting for this or that groupist agenda is a foolish endeavor - a waste of human life. Instead we are to rally around His divine teachings and uphold those universal and ideological tenets.
Ananda Vanii states, "Fight for your Ideology. Be one with your Ideology. Live for your Ideology. Die for your Ideology." (3)
So we should fight for ideology. But when two or more groups are just involved in their own selfish infighting and rush for power, and when no group is willing to stand up for any true ideological issue, and when some margiis are getting confused by groupist propaganda, then the main job at hand is to awaken others.
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Namaskar,
Rtambhara Deva
Here is the link to the sound file: https://archive.org/details/Purnea1971BabaIsOnMySide
References
1. Subhasita Samgraha – 24, Jaeva Dharma and Bhágavata Dharma
2. Supreme Expression (or see above link to sound file)
3. Ananda Vanii #14
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== Section 2: Important Teaching ==
Upon rising
Ananda Marga Caryacarya says, “Everyone may perform the practices below if they wish.”
Ananda Marga Caryacarya states, “Utksepa Mudra: This Mudra should be practised in bed immediately upon waking. While lying on the back, one should flex both the arms and legs, bringing them over the chest, and then return them immediately to the extended position. After doing this three or four times, sit up in bed and drink a glass of cold water without allowing the water to touch the teeth. After this you should expose the navel area to the air, and walk up and down in this way for some time in the open air.” (1)
Reference
1. Caryacarya - 3, ‘Different Yoga Practices’, Point #1
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